''Naked Fame'' a documentary that follows

Colton Ford Glenn Soukesian, known professionally as Colton Ford, is an American singer, actor, and former pornographic actor. As of May 2007, he resides in New York City. Career Adult pornographic career Colton Ford appeared in a dozen gay adult celebrate ...

's transition from the world of gay pornography to that of a mainstream singer. It opened on February 18, 2005 in the

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to mixed critical reviews.

Synopsis

At the age of 40, porn star

decides to leave the industry and pursue his true calling—a singing career. He feels he has the voice, but his "overexposed" past could be the hook that gets him noticed or the hook that yanks him off stage. ''Naked Fame'' follows Colton and his former life-partner, porn star Blake Harper, as they try to ease their way back into the mainstream. The film examines the inner-workings of music industry and documents the emotional struggles involved in the pursuit of one's dreams. It contains footage and interviews from Chi Chi LaRue, Bruce Vilanch,

Pepper Mashay Jean McClain (born March 8, 1953), better known as Pepper Mashay, is an American soul, house and dance music singer-songwriter who has had success as a touring and studio performer. Early life McClain grew up in Muncie, Indiana. Growing up, her ...

and Lonnie Gordon, and Ford's parents.

Reaction

''Naked Fame'' received mixed reviews from leading movie critics. On

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the film has a score of 50% based on reviews from 8 critics. ''

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'' film critic Kevin Thomas called it "an engaging and forthright documentary" and ''

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'' critic Russell Smith found it to be "a sunny movie full of likable characters" In contrast, Peter L'Official of ''

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'' said "there are many dreadful elements in this chronicle" and David Noh of Film Journal International thought the director was "scrambling" with "flimsy material." ''Naked Fame'' grossed $213,621 in the United States.Naked Fame (2004) - Box office
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* * Documentary films about gay male pornography Documentary films about singers 2005 films 2005 documentary films 2005 LGBT-related films 2000s English-language films {{LGBT-documentary-film-stub